Last week, the expired domain market posted gains of … Well, nobody knows. Without any cost basis to refer to, who can say whether it’s a bull or a bear? In any event, the former domain owner gains nothing from the sale of a domain that expires, sells, and transfers. Right?
Gains.com, however, did finish at NameJet with bids up to $25.5k. So it looks as though the expired domain market is pretty robust.
Other NameJet auctions were more modest. At under $1000, MusicLink.com set an implied ceiling for Uniregistry’s .LINK extension. Supermarket.org doubled that price, showing that .ORG remains in high demand. WhatWorks.org ($1.4k) reinforces that impresion. But TooMuchSexy.org was too bad for Uniregistry too — not even $200.
InuitGallery.com may end up with the Vancouver museum that bears the name of that indigenous people. GiaoVien.net is Vietnamese for “teacher”. I’d call both those $400 purchases bargains except that NewYorkOfficeRentals.com is staring me in the face whispering, “$69 … You could have had me for $69!”
Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
---|---|---|---|
Gains.com | 25500 | Baker.net | 2777 |
TurboTech.com | 2524 | Dush.com | 2034 |
Supermarket.org | 2005 | SkinRepair.com | 1869 |
Cecom.com | 1500 | Kunshi.com | 1412 |
WhatWorks.org | 1409 | Minit.com | 1109 |
AZCA.com | 1016 | MusicLink.com | 940 |
Sorun.com | 851 | CEP.org | 787 |
GBP.org | 697 | Notar.net | 660 |
RealTimes.com | 612 | CBR.org | 591 |
IthacaHours.org | 510 | Insane.net | 505 |
50876.com | 470 | InuitGallery.com | 440 |
DOTK.com | 425 | ArtOnArt.com | 419 |
GiaoVien.net | 402 | ComedyLab.com | 396 |
ANBP.com | 369 | FireRetard.com | 355 |
CouponCondo.com | 335 | WhisperGen.com | 333 |
ThePeoplesRecord.com | 325 | GlobalModels.com | 310 |
WebNotes.org | 299 | PantherHouse.com | 296 |
TurtleKiss.com | 209 | Slath.com | 200 |
TooMuchSexy.org | 195 | NewYorkOfficeRentals.com | 69 |
Even as a fan of .ORG, I’m not wholly convinced Torrent.org was worth $11,000. The extension doesn’t seem to fit the topic. In contrast, no casino could ask for a better word to brand itself by than “Fortune”; so FortuneCasino.com seems well worth its $9k at GoDaddy.
Ceuta.com ($6.8k) is a city in Spain — but more like an outgrowth of Morocco, which also claims it. As for ColdFusionJedi.com ($2k), it has nothing to do with nuclear physics or Luke Skywalker. It’s a programming language.
Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
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Torrent.org | 11000 | FortuneCasino.com | 9100 |
Ceuta.com | 6800 | ILHR.org | 3061 |
POSU.com | 2716 | ShoeDazzel.com [sic] | 2225 |
ColdFusionJedi.com | 2035 | Haiwa.com | 1836 |
LianBi.com | 1775 | TennHelp.com | 1725 |
DunbarSite.org | 1675 | BankingZen.com | 1500 |
LifeCasting.com | 1451 | Tairi.com | 1437 |
DigitalExperts.com | 1375 | EURed.com | 1200 |
Linux-Archive.org | 1200 | RetirementFunding.com | 1124 |
InvestorPath.com | 1105 | StoryChimes.com | 1025 |
Data247.com | 1009 | TacticalTechnique.com | 1000 |
AllIndiaDaily.com | 960 | TipKing.com | 950 |
XMembers.org | 949 | FreeInstrumentals.com | 946 |
Chen.cc | 910 | CouponsGuru.com | 909 |
1RupeeSMS.com | 890 | SecurityCameraPros.com | 820 |
JohnnyRingo.net | 810 | JCPCard.com | 810 |
RegoElectric.com | 809 | DebianCD.org | 791 |
WashingtonAttorney.com | 787 | BeenPaid.com | 787 |
Arity.com | 760 | Botropolis.com | 760 |
Sanok.com | 725 | Steps.net | 710 |
EbooksAbout Everything.com |
710 | KellyAutos.com | 710 |
1ZX.com | 702 | HealthNest.com | 701 |
IUSRC.org | 684 | USME.com | 676 |
AdventureDevelopers.com | 660 | ZhaiDao.com | 658 |
BudgiePlace.com | 636 | HanleyAndBelfus.com | 610 |
AYED.com | 610 | DelawareBizBuz.com | 610 |
HealthReady.com | 607 | TheDataEvolution.com | 573 |
EasyMoneyBizz.net | 560 | JuliaReichDesign.com | 537 |
WebAnonymizer.net | 528 | Preferral.com | 516 |
DirectoryHigher.com | 512 | JusticeInNigeriaNow.org | 511 |
ChickApproved.com | 510 | SLVGuide.com | 500 |
FieldStoneCinemas.com | 496 | WebYantram.com | 495 |
GlobalLawForum.org | 487 | YOUJ.com | 484 |
TheOpenCurriculum.org | 451 | IslamicCenter.com | 449 |
NevadaLegal.com | 449 | BlogCentral.com | 449 |
MadMinute.com | 443 | Burbujas.com | 410 |
LuminosityMarketing.com | 406 | AKSY.com | 406 |
SpokaneRedCross.org | 405 | L2R.com | 395 |
OnlineGroups.com | 385 | SweetEarth Chocolates.com |
382 |
DooZee.com | 365 | FreePreparation.com | 351 |
Barternet.com | 340 | CarMaps.com | 324 |
ElSenorNovela.com | 324 | FamilyMuseums.com | 312 |
MakerMarket.com | 305 | LANF.com | 305 |
TheGamingShop.com | 301 | ZARX.com | 300 |
2013US Championships.com |
286 | QuotationLibrary.com | 210 |
HROB.com | 181 | AAXE.com | 180 |
HLNR.com | 180 | CodeMongers.com | 170 |
OMJU.com | 165 | Xapta.com | 165 |
ZIPB.com | 156 | Howbility.com | 155 |
360Link.com | 155 | DILH.com | 145 |
DBTZ.com | 127 | Batting.net | 115 |
UnIdiota.com | 111 | SoftwareBuild.com | 110 |
SilkSlides.com | 106 | ShopMyStore.com | 106 |
BVOM.com | 105 | FDTW.com | 105 |
WHOQ.com | 104 | EventHound.com | 98 |
AutomotiveGurus.com | 93 | NewsBunk.com | 88 |
SouthwestBlues.com | 85 | HowToKiss.info | 81 |
BlogOfBile.com | 75 | Servable.com | 70 |
GoneDead.com | 64 | AfterSupper.com | 43 |
Buried in that GoDaddy list are a number of quirky or informative items. Someone clearly got up on the wrong side of the bed if he spent $75 to start a BlogOfBile.com! We have a pair of promising puns: Howbility.com (ability) and Bartnernet.com (internet). CouponsGuru.com ($909), AutomotiveGurus.com ($93), and SoftwareBuild.com ($106) together say something about the potential upside of .GURU and .BUILD. And then there’s the obligatory calendar-limited domain, rich in last year’s back links: 2013USChampionships.com.
Now for some items with auction or backorder deadlines next week:
Domain Name | Venue | Domain Name | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
64B.com | GD | AllInclusiveTravel.com | GD |
CopyrightShop.com | NJ Pre | CopyrightStore.com | NJ Pre |
Debited.com | GD | EFW.net | GD |
EyeForBeauty.com | GD | JZJZ.com | GD |
LARentalCars.com | NJ Pre | LUBA.com | NJ Pre |
MIXU.com | GD | MrTrademark.com | GD |
Ocupar.com | NJ Pre | OWDO.com | GD |
Reflap.com | GD | SeattleMicrofinance.org | GD |
SkiGuy.com | NJ Pre | SpeechComputing.com | GD |
StartupLand.com | NJ Pre | Xilan.com | NJ Pre |
64B.com = 64 bits. Reflap.com was once an app for video chat. Some guy out there must be the SkiGuy.com. If ever there was a city dependent on cars, L.A. is that city. So LARentalCars.com has a big market. And what would a week be without a CVCV or two: LUBA.com + MIXU.com?
John says
Do You follow the GoDaddy 7 Day Public Auctions at all?
These are all from the expired auctions?
Joseph Peterson says
@John,
I follow both expired and non-expired auctions at GoDaddy. However, I filter out those auctions initiated by the seller. So ideally everything published in these articles went to auction as part of the natural expiration process.
If you notice any non-expired domain auctions in my reports, please notify me so that I can adjust my filters.
By the way, this doesn’t mean that domain owners aren’t gaming the system here and there. Even with genuine expired auctions there are ways to do so.
John says
Would be interesting to see 7 Day Public auction names that were initiated for sale by an owner of a name as well vs the names that one doesn’t renew. I don’t believe any sites have a list of results for that. Thanks